Health system composite index in Eritrea
Eritrea: Health system composite index was -0.0649 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▲ Rising
Health system composite index in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
In 2024, health system composite index in Eritrea stood at -0.0649 standard deviations from the yearly mean. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 81.8% on the previous year and up 89.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Eritrea peaked at -0.0649 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.53 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 1993.
Eritrea ranks 117th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Health system composite index in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -1.53 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1994 | -1.31 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -14.6% |
| 1995 | -1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.4% |
| 1996 | -1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.3% |
| 1997 | -0.6765 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -33.3% |
| 1998 | -0.8257 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +22.1% |
| 1999 | -0.9113 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.4% |
| 2000 | -0.9309 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.1% |
| 2001 | -0.7921 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -14.9% |
| 2002 | -0.7502 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.3% |
| 2003 | -0.6847 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.7% |
| 2004 | -0.5116 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -25.3% |
| 2005 | -0.5952 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +16.3% |
| 2006 | -0.6291 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.7% |
| 2007 | -0.6457 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.6% |
| 2008 | -0.6156 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.7% |
| 2009 | -0.5512 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.5% |
| 2010 | -0.5401 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.0% |
| 2011 | -0.5195 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.8% |
| 2012 | -0.4971 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.3% |
| 2013 | -0.5735 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +15.4% |
| 2014 | -0.6384 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +11.3% |
| 2015 | -0.5116 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -19.9% |
| 2016 | -0.541 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.8% |
| 2017 | -0.5745 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.2% |
| 2018 | -0.5473 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.7% |
| 2019 | -0.5774 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.5% |
| 2020 | -0.5472 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.2% |
| 2021 | -0.5363 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.0% |
| 2022 | -0.5409 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.9% |
| 2023 | -0.357 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -34.0% |
| 2024 | -0.0649 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -81.8% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's -0.0649 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for low income countries, which is -1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 6% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's -0.0649 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.9444 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 7% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.53 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6765 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 7 |
| 2000s | -0.6706 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9309 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5116 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.552 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6384 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4971 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4093 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5472 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.0649 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 114 Tuvalu -0.0336 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 115 Belize -0.0507 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 116 Libya -0.0532 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 118 Mauritania -0.0779 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 119 Romania -0.0782 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 120 Mexico -0.0899 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 425 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0652 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health system composite index in Eritrea?
- Health system composite index in Eritrea was -0.0649 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0649 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.53 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for health system composite index?
- Eritrea ranks 117th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Health system composite index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Life expectancy at birth, total; Physicians per 1000 people; Hospital beds per 1000 people; Immunization, measles. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.
Equal-weighted mean of the standardised inputs below.
Computed from
- Life expectancy at birth, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Hospital beds per 1,000 people World Health Organization (WHO) data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Immunization, measles World Health Organization (WHO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Life expectancy at birth, total; Physicians per 1000 people; Hospital beds per 1000 people; Immunization, measles. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.